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Demon Theory Author(s) Stephen Graham Jones Cover artist Jacket design by Dorothy Carico Smith Country United States Language English Genre(s) Novel Publisher Macadam/Cage Publishing Publication date April 27, 2006 Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback) Pages 439 pp (first edition, paperback) ISBN ISBN 978-1-59692-216-7 (first edition, paperback) OCLC Number 62878706 Preceded by Bleed Into Me Followed by The Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti Demon Theory is a novel written by Native American author Stephen Graham Jones. The novel, which is written like a screenplay, was published in 2006 to stellar reviews.
Plot summary
The following description of the novel is found on the author's official website:
On Halloween night, following an unnerving phone call from his diabetic mother, Hale and six of his med school classmates return to the house where his sister disappeared years ago. While there is no sign of his mother, something is waiting for them there, and has been waiting a long time. Written as a literary film treatment littered with footnotes and experimental nuances, Demon Theory is even parts camp and terror, combining glib dialogue, fascinating pop culture references, and an intricate subtext as it pursues the events of a haunting movie trilogy too real to dismiss. There are books about movies and movies about books, and then there’s Demon Theory – a refreshing and occasionally shocking addition to the increasingly popular “intelligent horror” genre.
Motifs
The novel/screenplay explores a long list of normal and bizarre subject matters, including demons, angels, gargoyles, familial dysfunction, guilt, trust, and sanity.
See also
- The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong (2000)
- All The Beautiful Sinners (2003)
- The Bird is Gone: A Manifesto (2003)
- Bleed Into Me (2005)
- The Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti (2008)
- Ledfeather (2008)
Categories:- Novels by Stephen Graham Jones
- 2006 novels
- Native American novels
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